2014 40 New Westminster Drive, Thornhill (905) 738-1724 Attendance Line: 905-907-7884 Louis-Honoré Fréchette P.S. www.louishonorefrechette.ps.yrdsb.edu.on.ca JUNE 26th-12:30pm DISMISSAL The last day of school for students is June 26th. Dismissal will be at 12:20 p.m. Please see page 3. FRÉCHETTE GAZETTE Last Newsletter Our final newsletter of the year will go home the last week of June. This newsletter will contain information regarding start up procedures for September. Priorities: Director’s Annual Plan 2013-2014 Literacy and Numeracy Equity Environment Engagement Well-Being Principal: Angie Furlin Vice Principal: Eugenia Korinis Trustees: Joel Hertz (905) 882-4179 Superintendent of Schools: Jay Parappally (905) 764-6830 Administrators’ Message: It’s hard to believe that the month of June is already upon us! Staff and students here at L.H. Fréchette are hard at work in academic, athletic and social events! June is also the month of the yearly EQAO provincial assessments for our grade three and six students. This year our EQAO tests fall within the dates of May 26 th – June 5 th . Parents/guardians of students in all grades three and six classes have been informed of specific dates through letters sent via email. The information resulting from these assessments serve to inform our school improvement planning goals and help us set goals to support further student achievement and well being. Our school Track & Field meet will be held again at Vaughan Secondary School, on Tuesday June 3rd. Students and teachers in grades 4 to 8 have been participating and training for the event. Students who qualify will proceed to the Area Event on June 10th/11th at Vaughan Secondary School. The Regional Meet will take place on June 18th at Stouffville Arena. We wish all participants much fun! Thank you to our School Council for supporting this event with pizza. Our Student Leadership Team will be selling freezies for $1.00 to support Helping Hands. On Wednesday, June 18th, we will be hosting our Grade 8 Graduation ceremony! All grade 8 students will be honoured and celebrated in a ceremony at the school and have been invited to join us for dinner afterwards. Families of Grade 8 students will receive invitations to the ceremony and we look forward to celebrating with them on this day. Assessment is an ongoing teaching and learning cycle that culminates in two report- ing periods, February and June. We encourage you to take the time to speak with your children about their learning, the conversations, big ideas and work they do as assessments are shared with the home. It is important for our children to be active partners in the assessment process and to be able to articulate what they are learning, how they are being assessed, and what they need to do to succeed. Our June report card will be sent home on Wednesday, June 25 th . Thursday June 26 th is an early dismissal day. The afternoon on this day provides time for administrators, elemen- tary teachers and support staff to engage in staff meetings which support school im- provement planning. As has been our practice over the last few years, students will attend school during the morning of Thursday June 26th only. Students will be dis- missed early that day at 12:20 pm. Arrangements have been made to ensure that students who are normally bussed to and from school will receive transportation at this time. Parents/guardians whose children attend after school care should make appropriate arrangements to address this change in schedule. Finally, we would like to extend our invitation to our annual school barbecue on June 5 th at 4:00 pm at which time we also invite our future grade one parents/ guardians and students to visit LH Fréchette. Our warm thanks to our terrific, sup- portive School Council for organizing this wonderful community event with which to celebrate another successful year here at L.H. Fréchette! Respectfully yours, Mme Furlin et Mme Korinis
The last day of school for students is June 26th. Dismissal will be at 12:20 p.m. Please see page 3.
FRÉCHETTE GAZETTE
Last Newsletter Our final newsletter of the year will go home the last week of June. This newsletter will contain information regarding start up procedures for September.
Trustees: Joel Hertz (905) 882-4179 Superintendent of Schools: Jay Parappally (905) 764-6830
Administrators’ Message: It’s hard to believe that the month of June is already upon us! Staff and students
here at L.H. Fréchette are hard at work in academic, athletic and social events!
June is also the month of the yearly EQAO provincial assessments for our grade
three and six students. This year our EQAO tests fall within the dates of May 26th –
June 5th. Parents/guardians of students in all grades three and six classes have been
informed of specific dates through letters sent via email. The information resulting
from these assessments serve to inform our school improvement planning goals and
help us set goals to support further student achievement and well being.
Our school Track & Field meet will be held again at Vaughan Secondary School, on
Tuesday June 3rd. Students and teachers in grades 4 to 8 have been participating
and training for the event. Students who qualify will proceed to the Area Event on
June 10th/11th at Vaughan Secondary School. The Regional Meet will take place
on June 18th at Stouffville Arena. We wish all participants much fun! Thank you to
our School Council for supporting this event with pizza. Our Student Leadership
Team will be selling freezies for $1.00 to support Helping Hands.
On Wednesday, June 18th, we will be hosting our Grade 8 Graduation ceremony!
All grade 8 students will be honoured and celebrated in a ceremony at the school
and have been invited to join us for dinner afterwards. Families of Grade 8 students
will receive invitations to the ceremony and we look forward to celebrating with
them on this day.
Assessment is an ongoing teaching and learning cycle that culminates in two report-
ing periods, February and June. We encourage you to take the time to speak with
your children about their learning, the conversations, big ideas and work they do as
assessments are shared with the home. It is important for our children to be active
partners in the assessment process and to be able to articulate what they are learning,
how they are being assessed, and what they need to do to succeed. Our June report
card will be sent home on Wednesday, June 25th. Thursday June 26th is an early
dismissal day. The afternoon on this day provides time for administrators, elemen-
tary teachers and support staff to engage in staff meetings which support school im-
provement planning. As has been our practice over the last few years, students will
attend school during the morning of Thursday June 26th only. Students will be dis-
missed early that day at 12:20 pm. Arrangements have been made to ensure that
students who are normally bussed to and from school will receive transportation at
this time. Parents/guardians whose children attend after school care should make
appropriate arrangements to address this change in schedule.
Finally, we would like to extend our invitation to our annual school barbecue on
June 5th at 4:00 pm at which time we also invite our future grade one parents/
guardians and students to visit LH Fréchette. Our warm thanks to our terrific, sup-
portive School Council for organizing this wonderful community event with which
to celebrate another successful year here at L.H. Fréchette!
Respectfully yours, Mme Furlin et Mme Korinis
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LIBRARY BOOK RETURN Grades 2 to 7
Last day for taking out books from the Library: Wednesday , June 11th
All books must be returned to the Library: Monday, June 16th Grade 8
Last day for taking out books from the Library: Thursday, June 5th
All books must be returned to the Library: Thursday, June 12th
Mme McNeill
“Bonne Chance” to our Grade 3 and 6 students who will complete the EQAO tests this month and their teachers who prepared them well. Results of these assessments should be back at Fréchette by November and we will notify you when they arrive.
ANNUAL BBQ: June 5th, 4:00—7:00 p.m. Advance tickets are on sale now for our annual BBQ. It’s always lots of fun, so come and join us! Come mingle, laugh and have fun with our LHF community. Hope to see you there.
Grade 8 Graduation,
This year our Graduation
Ceremony will take place on
Wednesday, June 18th at
6:30 p.m. at L.H. Fréchette
P.S. in the gym.
The graduation party will be
held after the ceremony at
8:00pm at Hava Nagila at
The Gondola Banquet Hall,
226 Bowes Road, Concord.
Many thanks to all teachers
who are supporting this
event and to the many
Parents/guardians for their
on-going work to make this
event a memorable one for
our grade 8 students.
Au revoir et bonne chance à la 8e année!
This marks the last month our Grade 8 students spend in elemen-tary school. It is a very special time for them and we sincerely hope that these last weeks will be among their best at Fréchette. Many of our students will be continuing their Immersion studies at Vaughan Secondary School. We wish them success and happiness.
THANK YOU TO OUR
SCHOOL COUNCIL
Thank you very much to our
school council who go above
and beyond the call of duty.
Your dedication and support to
our school and students contin-
ues to be immeasurable.
Thank you from
all of us at L.H.
Fréchette.
MEDICATIONS AT SCHOOL
Please arrange to pick up your children’s prescriptions (pills, puffers, Epi-Pens, etc.) by June 27th. Medicine left at school will be discarded.
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Dear Parents/Guardians:
RE: June 26, 2014 - Early Release Day All schools in the York Region District School Board are committed to student success and well-being.
All students have received a copy of the 2013-14 Learning Calendar. Please note that on Thursday,
June 26th, 2014 an early release day will take place to allow elementary teachers and support staff to
participate in activities in the afternoon of that day in support of student achievement and school
planning. As has been our practice over the past three years, students will attend school during the
morning of Thursday, June 26th, 2014 only. Students will be dismissed early that day at 12:20 p.m. Arrangements will be made to ensure that students who are normally bussed to and from school will
receive transportation at this time. Parents/guardians whose children attend after school child care should
make appropriate arrangements to address this change in schedule.
L.H.F. BUSES
WILL LEAVE AT
12:30 P.M. ON
JUNE 26th, 2014.
TRACK & FIELD
Your children have been running and jumping and throwing things ... and it's been WONDERFUL! All students in grades 4-8 have had the opportunity of practicing Track & Field events at the school during the month of May, and now have our "Fréchette Track & Field" day to look forward to on June 3rd at Vaughan Secondary School, where they will participate as athletes, time scorers and helpers. Students will then be chosen to represent our school at the Area event (June 10/11 at Vaughan SS), with aspirations of qualifying for Regionals (June 18 at Stouffville arena). Good luck to all our Fréchette athletes! We look forward to several exciting, sports-filled, activity-based days ahead!
Hours of Instruction for French Immersion YRDSB offers a French Immersion program that is highly sought after. As we continue to implement
recommendations from our recent French as a Second Language (FSL) review, we are making a slight
adjustment, based on our research, that will provide better consistency within our schools while also better
meeting student needs. Research shows the importance of time spent learning in French at the beginning of
a program. In Grades 1 to 3, YRDSB students receive 100 per cent of their instruction in French.
Beginning in Grade 4, English instruction is introduced for a number of subjects. Starting in the 2014-15
school year, weekly instructional time in Grades 4-8 will be shared equally between French and English
language of instruction. Students will accumulate at least 5,000 hours of French language instruction by the
end of Grade 8, which far exceeds the 3,800 hours mandated by the Ontario Ministry of Education. YRDSB
remains deeply committed to providing high quality and sustainable French as a Second Language (FSL)
instruction.
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Waterloo Gauss Competition
CONGRATULATIONS to all Fréchette students in grade 7 and 8 (and even a few grade 6's) who participated in this year's International Waterloo Gauss Math Competition in May. Over 130 Fréchette students wrote the test and each received a certificate of participation. Certificates of Distinction were also awarded for those who achieved top 25% results in the school, as well as two certificates for our Top Achievers from each grade. Well done intermediates! Go Math Go! From Proud Math Teacher, Mme Williamson
BADMINTON NEWS!! What an incredible season our Fréchette athletes had this year. Twelve of our students competed
at the Area Meet where they achieved the top team spot overall and won a badminton pennant for our gymnasium! They went on to compete at the Regional event and performed exceptionally
well, with two of our teams finishing in 5th and 7th place overall in the Region! Well done Girls
teams, boys teams and Mixed teams! Let those birdies fly! From Proud coaches, M. Deschenes, M. Durand and Mme Williamson
DANCE TEAM After all their hard work and dedication over the year, we were very excited to see our Dance Team perform for the first time at our Primary Spring Concert and then again at our Junior and Intermediate Concert. The dance team competed at the Regional event and
placed 4th overall. Looking forward to another season of dance next year. From Proud coaches, Mme Reitano and Mme. Canzio
Primary, Junior/Intermediate Concerts
Congratulations to all performers and thank you to all parents/guardians who came to our Primary, Jun-ior/Intermediate Spring Concerts in May. We were all entertained by the singing, dancing and artwork, and by the trumpet soloist as well as both the Junior and Intermediate Bands who performed exception-ally well. Both events were incredible and entertaining. Bravo to the Arts and Bravo to Mme. Napolitano for all her dedication and hard work!!
Girls on the Run have been working hard and are looking forward to their 5K run on June 16th at Fré-chette. As part of the program the girls must do a community challenge. This year’s challenge is to raise funds for Covenant House which provides services for Homeless Youth. You can help Girls on the Run and our community by supporting our Community Action Plan at the School BBQ on June 5th from 4 -7 PM. Come on out and support our Girls!! From Coaches, Mme Birse, Mme Crouchman, Mme Bryan and Mme Apa.
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Dear Parents/Guardians,
As most of our students and staff know, our leadership team is endeavouring to raise money for our local
and global initiatives - Covenant House, a shelter for homeless youth in Toronto, and Helping Hands, a
worldwide disaster relief foundation organized by CMAT (the Canadian Medical Assistance Team).
On June 5th , 2014, at the school-wide BBQ, the leadership team will be holding a clothing and school
supply drive. Bring new or unused clothing in adult sizes such as t-shirts and sweatshirts and bring pack-
aged school supplies such as pencils and backpacks. For more information, please visit:
These items will be donated to Covenant House to help homeless youth attend school and have the same
opportunities to live as we do.
Here at L.H. Fréchette, our goal is to raise $1,500 for Helping Hands to help with medical relief in the
Philippines. On November 8th, 2013, a massive typhoon hit the Philippines killing over 10 thousand people
and leaving tens of thousands without power, shelter, nourishment and medical aid. At Fréchette, we are
striving to raise money and we need your help and support. We are organizing several events and activities
such as:
- Bubble Gum Day: On May 30th we will be selling bubblegum at the school for a payment of $1. Students
will be allowed to chew gum all day.
- BBQ fundraising: On June 5th, the Girls on the Run team will be selling lemonade, freezies and other
snacks. All money raised and extra donations will be given to Helping Hands.
- Coin Drive: the leadership team will place jars in every classroom. Students can bring in pennies, nickels,
dimes, quarters, loonies and toonies and place them in the jars.
For more information, please visit: http://www.canadianmedicalteams.org
We encourage all families to help support these great causes.
Sincerely,
The Leadership Team
LOST & FOUND
Please drop by and claim any lost clothing from the Lost & Found. The main box is located on the first floor at the south entrance. There is a secondary box containing mostly the 2nd floor items located on the second floor foyer (2nd floor only accessi-ble before or after school). IMPORTANT NOTICE: All Lost & Found articles will be donated away as of June 20th, 2014. Any student belongings left in lockers, coat hooks or on the floor will be donated away along with the Lost & Found on June 20th, 2014, so make sure all students bring home ALL of their belongings by the end of the school year. Caretaking Team
Bussing Information Parents/guardians are reminded to check the web site www.schoolbuscity.com where they can look up information based on their home address. Parents/guardians are reminded to check this web-site every year in August to see if there have been any adjustments made to the time of their child’s bus.
Planning Ahead Help us plan ahead by informing us of your plans for next year. If you know that you will be moving and your children will be changing schools, please let us know as soon as possible. This will help us be more accurate when determining staffing and preparing class lists.
As always, any information regarding change of home or work address or emergency contacts should be reported to the office to ensure smooth communica-tions between home and school.
Leaving early for summer holidays? Please let the school office and the homeroom teacher know if your child is leaving on holidays before the end of the school year and let the office know if they will be starting school later in September. Report cards will be available for pick up until June 27th. Report cards not picked up will be available for pick up the week of August 25th.
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Re: Student Bussing Eligibility Did you know that students’ bussing eligibility changes throughout their school career? Your child’s eligi-bility to ride the school bus may change according to their grade and distance from home to school. Be-low are the provisions for eligibility identified in the Board’s Transportation Policy #680:
All YRDSB students in Grades JK-3 who live within 1.2 km of their school are not eligible for transportation;
All YRDSB students in Grades 4-8 who live within 1.6 km of their school are not eligible for transportation
All YRDSB students in Grades 9-12 who live within a transit served area are not eligible for transportation. To view Board Policy #680 Student Transportation, please visit www.yrdsb.edu.on.ca. For more informa-tion about bus transportation and to determine your child’s eligibility please visit www.schoolbuscity.com.
It is vital to have up to date information, if you have made any changes to your home, business or cell numbers or have a new address or emergency contacts please
make sure that the office is informed. You may email the changes to either Mme Apa at [email protected]
"You're the Chef" Jump Rope for Heart was a big success! Students have been active, skipping outside during
recess. The total collected by LHF and donated to the Heart and Stroke Foundation was
$2,928.90. Thanks to everyone who supported this event. You're the Chef is wrapping up for this spring. Thirteen students in grades 5 and 6 are enjoying
cooking in the staff room and learning about healthy eating. Students have made pumpkin apple
muffins, vermicelli and greens, pizzadillas and more kid friendly food. Thanks to all of the
teacher volunteers who helped organize and supervise this after school program. Thanks to
Mesdames Dutil, Glynn, Trevisan, Plourde and Cohen. The year is almost done and another great year is almost over. We want to thank all the
volunteers and the Fréchette community who helped this year. Without you these events would not
happen. We want to thank all the students who helped with the milk and lunch programs to name a few.
A special thank you to Mme Cohen who made everything run smoothly. We will see you again in the next school year at our first meeting (TBD) when we plan our events for
2014-15. In the mean time feel free to email Judy at [email protected] with any ideas or suggestions. Remember while enjoying the sunny warm days to be Sun Smart. Use sunscreen and wear a hat
and enjoy the warm days of summer! Also enjoy the fresh Ontario fruits and vegetables the
summer has to offer, see you in September. Have a great summer and stay safe!
ECO SCHOOLS
The Eco Team completed an application to be certified Eco Schools platinum. Students
from the Eco Team displayed their environmental knowledge when they showed Matt,
the Eco Schools representative around the school. We are waiting to hear whether we
achieved the Eco Schools platinum designation. The two raised bed vegetable gardens are now built, planted and being cared for by the Eco
Team and other students. A variety of vegetables have been planted and hopefully will be
harvested during the next few months. Thanks to the School Council and Eco Team for
funding this initiative which will help students at Fréchette learn more about plants,
gardening, growing food, etc. Classes are invited to do lessons in the garden and to help out
with maintenance.
PARENTS/GUARDIANS WANTED Parents/guardians are invited to join the Healthy Schools or Eco Schools Team. These teams help plan
and implement these two very important initiatives. Contact Mme Cohen if you are interested in volun-
teering your time for 2014-2015.
RECYCLING Please send in any newer cell phones and digital cameras that you no longer use. Consider
donating these items to us to help with our Eco School initiatives. Thank you for your support.
Volunteers All volunteers who have direct contact with students MUST have a valid Volunteer Vulner-
able Sector Screening Check. If you are planning to help on a field trip, drive students to
athletic events, volunteer in the school, etc., the Board now requires us to have this check
prior to any contact with students (even if you have volunteered previously). Parents/Guardians must request a letter for volunteer purposes from the office, signed by
Mme Furlin before going to the Police Services office to request the form. Letters are
available from the office. Please get your Police Screening Check as soon as possible as it sometimes takes several
weeks to process.
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS CALENDAR 2012/13
Many children have special events throughout the year such as birthday parties, Confirmations and Bar/Bat
Mitzvahs. If you would like to know about certain dates to support the planning of your own event, a par-
ent volunteer has offered to assist families by keeping an electronic calendar. Please feel free to email Guy
Peer at [email protected] if you need to know about certain dates, or would like to share the date of
your event for others’ planning purposes.
Please note that this calendar is entirely organized by parent/guardian volunteers. L.H.
Fréchette assumes no responsibility in the coordination or maintenance of this calendar.
HOT LUNCHES This is a reminder for parents/guardians that the hot soup lunch order on Tuesdays ended on April 29th, 2014. We do not have any hot lunch served on Tuesdays. We
continue to have students coming to the office with no lunch. Please make sure you mark all lunch dates on your calendar. Please also be aware that if we have a holi-
day or PA Day on a day where a hot lunch is served, that lunch will not be served the next day. (Monday’s lunch is always on Monday only, Wednesday’s lunch is al-
ways on Wednesday only and so on). The following dates are when the hot lunch, milk and ice cream will end: 1. Monday (Pizza) will end on June 23;
2. No Hot Lunch Served on Tuesday; 3. Wednesday (chicken finger/salad) will end on June 18;
4. Thursday (grilled chicken/veal/penne) will end on June 19; 5. Friday (Sub Day) will end on June 20;
6. Monday, Wednesday (Milk Day) will end on June 9; 7. Tuesday (Ice Cream) will end on June 17. Please view our calendar at the end of this newsletter and keep it handy, as all the
School Assistant Positions Available for 2014/2015 Parents/guardians or adult volunteers are invited to apply for the position of School Assistant (lunch/recess supervisor) for the school year. This is a paid position with the Board, where adults supervise students during the lunch hour. If you love children and have one or more days available to join us, we have the job for you. Please contact Teresa Pupo in the office or email me at [email protected] for more information. Thank you.
